I recently decided to fix my old ps3 slim that had some problems with cpu. What happened is that few months ago, a worker in tech shop fucked up a cpu and everytime i start the console, it would reach 85c with 80% fan speed and shut down. So few days ago i

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PS3 slim Chud 11/13/26 (Fri) 19:48:57 №44786 [Quote]

I recently decided to fix my old ps3 slim that had some problems with cpu. What happened is that few months ago, a worker in tech shop fucked up a cpu and everytime i start the console, it would reach 85c with 80% fan speed and shut down. So few days ago i opened it up and cleaned it + bent the sink clamps in V shape. After some testing it is running at 38% fan speed at 80c cpu and 62c gpu after 3h of gameplay. I tried finding online what is the cause of high cpu temps so if you know it would help me.

Chud 11/13/26 (Fri) 19:56:48 №44788 [Quote]

>>44786 (OP)
Have you installed hen or cfw on it? If so, changing the fan speed and perhaps even under clocking is possible. This may be cfw exclusive, I am not too sure.

Chud 11/13/26 (Fri) 19:57:09 №44789 [Quote]

install webman or multiman, forgot which one did it but you should just increase your fan speed and use good thermal paste.
also, you could delid your cpu, but be careful not to deCAPitate it (pun intended), as there are many capacitors around it.

Chud 11/13/26 (Fri) 19:59:58 №44791 [Quote]

>>44788
It had a hen with multiman on it only. I gave ps3 to a friend since i bought new one with ssd in it and he told me that he gets 75c max at 38% fan speed.

Chud 11/13/26 (Fri) 20:02:47 №44795 [Quote]

>>44789
I used ARCTIC MX-4 and fan speed set at 38%. I thought that delidding cpu would fix that but it's cheap slim model so it would be way cheaper to just get a new one.

Chud 11/13/26 (Fri) 20:05:25 №44796 [Quote]

>>44795
And you wonder why you get shit temps?
Go increase your fan speed, NOW.
Also, I hope that your heat sink is straight, and that you actually cleaned both your heat sink and your heat spreader with IPA before applying paste. Go take some wiggle room measuring wax and jam it between both if you want, i mean those green little bricks you mush between 2 surfaces and measure the length of to figure out tolerances when building combustion engines or other mechanical shit.

Chud 11/13/26 (Fri) 20:10:57 №44799 [Quote]

>>44796
Tnx for the reply. I will open it again in few days since my friend is glued on that ps3 now. Ps3 slim is the first console that i opened fully.

Chud 11/14/26 (Sat) 00:59:09 №44851 [Quote]

I have a ps3 slim, cech-20 model. I keep my temp settings at 40 % fan, 65 degrees. I tested it out and 40% is about the highest it goes without getting notably noisy. Iirc, at 75+ degrees the cpu and gpu start potentially getting damaged, so reduce your max temp.

Im too much of a lazy arse to replace the thermal paste, i got the ps3 second hand. Had to replace the faulty blu ray drive doe. It is highly unnatural that the cpu is so much warmer than the gpu. I recommend you crank up the fan and see about potentially delidding. 80 degrees will result in it cooking itself.